Nature Communications (May 2019)

Superlattice by charged block copolymer self-assembly

  • Jimin Shim,
  • Frank S. Bates,
  • Timothy P. Lodge

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10141-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Understanding the phase behavior of charged block copolymers may potentially lead to unexplored self-assembled morphologies. Here, the authors report the preparation of ion-containing diblock copolymers featuring a superlattice state varying between disordered and lamellar morphologies depending on the charge density.